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Gators in MLB: Zunino dazzles in return to majors; Puk, others sign contracts
July 4, 2016In his first game of the season, Mike Zunino homered twice.
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Florida’s Caeleb Dressel qualifies for Rio Olympics
By Ethan Bauer | June 30, 2016For Caeleb Dressel, 0.03 seconds was the difference between competing individually in the Olympics or watching from the bench.
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COLUMNS
Column: Three observations ahead of the NBA offseason
By IAN COHEN | June 29, 2016The Summer-sports lull is here, but most importantly, the NBA season is over, leaving avid basketball fans grasping and clinging at whatever small sliver of sports gossip falls through the July news wires. With NBA teams officially allowed to begin wooing free agents at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, here’s a few observations ahead of the impending NBA offseason.
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Rally: Which Florida team had a more disappointing finish?
By IAN COHEN | June 29, 2016
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Dressel, Dwyer advance to freestyle finals
By Sean Doty | June 29, 2016Two Florida swimmers and one incoming UF swimmer competed in the 100-meter freestyle on Wednesday for a chance to qualify for the Summer Olympics in Rio.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Undrafted Finney-Smith signs deal with Dallas Mavericks
By IAN COHEN | June 27, 2016After not being one of the 60 players selected in the NBA Draft on Thursday night, former Florida basketball player Dorian Finney-Smith finally landed on a team.
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Track, gym recruits find success before Florida
By Ethan Bauer | June 27, 2016Five future Florida athletes in two sports advanced to high-level competitions over the weekend.
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Two former Florida swimmers headed to Rio for Olympics
By Ethan Bauer | June 27, 2016Two former Florida swimmers have made the U.S. Olympic roster so far, and Ryan Lochte isn’t one of them.
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COLUMNS
Column: In times of crisis and uncertainty, put sports aside
By Ethan Bauer | June 27, 2016When the news that the UK voted to leave the European Union broke on Thursday, my Twitter feed was predictably flooded with tweets about it. But those tweets were contrasted with a different type of 140-character blurb.
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Florida eliminated from College World Series
By IAN COHEN | June 21, 2016The ball was low, but Peter Alonso swung.
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Florida drops CWS opener to Coastal Carolina
By IAN COHEN | June 20, 2016After losing its first game of the College World Series, Florida is one loss away from postseason elimination.
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SOFTBALL
Unleashing Ocasio: Pitcher primed for big junior year
By Matt Brannon | June 16, 2016By Matt Brannon
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Florida's junior class making most of postseason opportunity
By IAN COHEN | June 16, 2016
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Florida concludes outdoor season with title
By Lauren Staff | June 13, 2016Florida coach Mike Holloway doesn’t coach for participation ribbons.
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‘UNFINISHED BUSINESS’: Florida advances to College World Series
By IAN COHEN | June 13, 2016The ball left JJ Schwarz’s bat, the crowd erupted, and the sophomore pointed out of the park as he began to run around the bases.
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Column: Foley leaves legacy of leadership
By Ethan Bauer | June 13, 2016People love to talk about how it’s important to be a leader.
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Shore leads Florida to Super Regional win over FSU
By IAN COHEN | June 12, 2016After Florida’s 3-0 loss to Florida State on Saturday night, in which FSU pitcher Drew Carlton threw a complete-game shutout, Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan was surprisingly calm.
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Florida’s offense, defense falters in Super Regional loss to FSU
By IAN COHEN | June 11, 2016Deacon Liput rested his hands on his hips.
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Florida men’s track and field team wins NCAA Outdoor title
By Lauren Staff | June 11, 2016Entering the 4x400 meter relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, freshman Kunle Fasasi had one thing on his mind: Don’t get disqualified.
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A.J. Puk taken No. 6 overall in MLB Draft
By IAN COHEN | June 9, 2016When Florida pitcher A.J. Puk travels more than 2,700 miles to start his new job next year, there will be at least one familiar face.
